The Linkage of Historical and Cultural Tourist Attractions and Thai-Vietnam Relationship
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The purposes of this study were to investigate the contexts and create historical, memorial, cultural and Thailand-Vietnam relationship tourism routes in the area of Phichit Province, Udon Thani Province, and Nakhon Phanom Province. This qualitative study was carried out using anthropological, historical, memorial cultural, and tourism concepts. Data was collected from primary and secondary sources in Thai, Vietnamese, and English. Research instruments included a relationship analysis form and an in-depth interview form. The target group was selected using a purposive random sampling consisting of 24 key informants, including expertise in history, historic site management, culture, and the Thailand-Vietnam relationship in the aforementioned provinces. The result found that 1) the study of the 3 provinces' contexts found that there are historical, memorial, cultural, and Thailand-Vietnam relationship tourist attractions related to each other under the story of Ho Chi Minh's movement in Thailand. 2) The 3 historical, memorial, cultural, and Thailand-Vietnam relationship tourism routes were created between Phichit, Udon Thani, and Nakhon Phanom aimed to produce new and captivating tour packages for both Thai and foreign tourists consisting of 1. Following Ho Chi Minh's Footprints from the Chao Phraya River to the Mekong River Route, 2. Following Ho Chi Minh's Footprints from the Mekong River to the Chao Phraya Basin Routes, and 3. Following Ho Chi Minh's footprints in the Isaan Region Route.
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